Label-affixing machine.



H. G. GREENE.

LABEL AFFIXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION 111mm JULY 22, 1913.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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- LABEL APPIXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1918.

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H. C. GREENE. LABEL AFFIXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1913.

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I UNiTED sTAW NT. OFFICE-q I HENRY o. GREENE, 0E MEDFORD, MAssAcHUs'ETrsnssIeNoR TO osron BOTTLE WIRING & LABELING COMPANY, OF BOSTON,MASSACHUS ETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

Application filed July 22,1913. Serial N o. 780,599.

machines shown and described in Letters,

Patentof the United StatesNos. 889,753 and 889,7 54, dated June 2, 1908. I

The present j inventlon relates to the wipers and the mechanism for controlling.

thepositions thereof; and to the means for adjusting the hopper-pins of the. label-bed The obj eot of the invention is to simplify and improve the construction and operation of the wipers; and to allow of mlnute adjustment of the hopper-pins.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View, with parts omitted. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, likewise with parts omitted. Fig. 3 is a view'of one of the wipers and a portion of the label bed.- Fig. 4: is a plan view showing an additlonal wiper. Fig. 5 is a viewjof such additional wiper, Fig. 6 isva sectional view through one of the wipers. Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of one of the hopper pins and its adjusting means.

In describing this invention I shall refer to only so much of the machine embraced by the before noted patents as may be necessary for a clear understanding of the mprovements.

"Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the main frame of the machine; Qparallel rods extending outwardly from the front of the frame; 3 a U shaped bracket hung on rods 2,,and 4- two uprightarms journaled on bracket 3 and having intermeshing segmental gears 5 for causing the arms to move v in unlson.

These arms are provided with depending extensions 6, beneath their ournals, and these extensions carry short studs 7 and 8, the former being provided with a threaded opening and the latter with a nonthreaded opening through which projects a screw 9 having a hand wheel 10 the hub of Specification of Letters Patent.

LAEEL-AEEIXING MACHINE.

which s'erves as a stop in, regulating the Patented Nov. 3, 1914; g

of each of the armst is secured one end'of v a comparativelylong coiled spring 13 and a comparatively short coiledfspring 14:. To

each'long spring 13 is'seeureda screw-rod,

15 having an adjustable hand wheel 16 which is designed to be secured in'the forked end of an arm 17 supported by one of the rods I 2, and likewise to each of the short l'springs is secured a screw-rod 18 having an adjustable head 19 whichmayfalso be secured in the forked arm 17 It will be understood that when the screw-rods of one set of springs arein'the forked arms 17 the screwrods of the othersprin'gs are removed, The function oflthe springs 13'lS to hold the upthe springs 14 are intendeditoi pull them apart. The arms l carry wipers 21 which ext'endvoutwardly from said arms and are capable of mov ng relatively to Said arms in a recessin theend ofthe casting, the ends of said recess] forming stops to limit the movement of the arm both inwardly and outwardly."; Tl1e arm 30 is connected by a link 33 to the wipei plate, saidlinkbeing provided withtwo or more holes to take in a pin of'th'earm. By this means the position of the wiper may be altered to suit con ditions. *Eachwiper plate is provided with a covering 36,'prefe'rablyfof felt andleather, but any suitable materialmay be employed.

With the adjusting I screw-rods 15 of springs 13 positioned in the "forked arms 17 theoperator regulatesthe positions of the wiper-carrying arms 4 by' turning the adjusting screw 9, such position being controlled by the distance it, is desired to maintain between the inner ends'of the wipers" {when their normal positions and before per ends ofarms 4 toward each other, while i a spring-adjuster 29 having a depending 1 arm 39 which carries a pin 31 which travels the necessary pressure to insure the even ap--- plication of a label to the bottle. As the latter clears the wipers the arms ewillresume their normal positions as will also the wipers under the recoil of their springs 28.

The wiper-carrying arm's cannot move any closer together than theadjusting screw9 will permit.

lVhen the labels are designed't'o extend around the sides of a bottle I provide "an additional WipereO, shown in Figs. 4,5 .and 6. It consists of a strip of canvas, rubber gore, or other material, extended across the space between the wipers 21 and is'sec'ured at its endsto the wipercarriers' by means of screw rods ll inserted through end loops 42, the threaded ends of rods ll entering threaded openings in lugs 43 of castings 25, while the headed ends thereof fit in slotted lugs 44 of such castings. The springs 13 are now thrown out'of position and the springs 14 are brought into play, their screw-rods 18 be- 'ing placed in-arms 17, and thereby the wiper band 40 is'normally held'taut, the adjusting screw Qbeing turned to put the necessary tension on the wiper band. In all essential respects the'operation is the same as that before described." The downward pressure of a bottle against a labellocated above the wiper band will force the latter and the bottledownwardly between wipers 21,-and as the band partly encircles the bottle the label will be. caused to adhere to the sides thereof as well as to the face, As soon, as pressure on the bottle is relieved the wiper carrying arms will resume their outward positions under the recoil of springs 14, carrying with them the label wipers, and place the wiper band in position to receive another bottle.

The label bed plate 50 is formed with slots to accommodate the base blocks 51 from 1 which the hopper pins 52 project, and in the present instance to each block is pivoted a link 53 to which is swiveled one end of a screw rod '54 having at its outer end a milled head 55. -Tl1e threa'dof this screwrod is usually fine and is designed to engage the knife-edge of a plate 56 fixedly secured to the frame. By turning the screw rods a nicety of adjustment may be obtained so as to make the hopper pins exactly conform to labels of different sizes.

p My present improvements'add very materially to the advantages of the label machines shown and described in the before noted patents, and serve to insure the uniform application of labels to bottles of different sizes, enabling the wipers to'be readily adjustedto secure the necessary tension and accommodate a wide range of bottles, and also enable the hopper pins to be adjusted to a nicety. I a V Iclaim as my invention:

1. In a label afiixing machine, pivoted arms, wipers carried by said arms and having fiat horizontal portions above which a labeluis designed to be placed, saidwipers being downwardly curved toward each other at their inner ends, and yielding means for permitting said wipers to move downwardly under the pressure of a bottle while bodily traveling outwardly with said arms.

1 2. In a label aflixing machine, pivoted arms,; wipers carried bysaid arms and pivoted at their outer ends and having flat horizontal portions above which a label is designed to be placed, said wipers being downwardly curved toward eachother at their inner ends, and spring-held means carried by said arms and connected to said wipers between the' ends thereof for holding them in their normal'positions and to permit them to move relatively'tosaid arms.

3. In label-affixing machine, "pivoted arms, springs acting on said arms, wipers facing each other and pivotally mounted on said arms, each wiper comprising a curved member extending at right-anglesfrom one of the arms and pivoted at its outer end, spring-held arms, and means connecting said arms to said members.

kl. Ina label-affixing machine,"'pivoted arms, springsactingflon said arms, wipers facing each other and pivotally mounted on said arms,"each wiper'coinp'rising a curved member extendingat' right-angles from one of the arms and pivoted at its outer end, spring-held arms, and links connecting said arms to said members. I r

' 5. In a label-affixing machine, wipers comprising oppositely-disposed pivoted members, castings to which said members are pivoted, supports for said castings, springheld arms mounted on said supports, and links connecting said arms to said members.

6. In a label-aflixing machine, wipers comprising oppositely-disposed pivoted members, castings to which said members are pivoted, supports for said castings, said cast- .8. "In a label-affixing machine, pivoted supports, spring-mechanism acting outwardl on said supports, wiping members eXten ed at right-angles from said supports and capable of being moved relatively thereto while traveling therewith, and a wiperband extended over and carried by said Wiper-members.

9. In a label-aifixing machine, spring-held pivoted supports, means adjustably connecting said supports, wiper-carriers extending at right-angles from said supports, a wiperband having loops in its ends, and rods inserted through said loops for securing the band to the carriers.

10. In a label-affixing machine, springheld pivoted supports, means adjustably connecting said supports, wiper-carriers extending at right-angles from said supports,

a wiper-band having loops in its ends, rods inserted through said loops for securing the band to the carriers, and pivoted wipermembers mounted on said carriers and extended toward each other beneath said band.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this scribing witnesses.

, HENRY o. GREENE.

Witnesses:

- MARY V. GLYNN,

CHARLES J. MADDEN.

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